🍓🎶2026 LEOPARD LOUNGE CAMP @ SPRING STRAWBERRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Memorial Day Weekend • Nevada County Fairgrounds • Grass Valley, CA
🍓 Strawberry Music Festival 🎶
Spring 2026 | May 21st–May 25th
Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, CA
Camping tickets are on sale now!
10 spots open • $50 Leopard Lounge VIP Camp Fee
Welcome to the Leopard Lounge Jam Camp Adventure!
🍓 Strawberry isn’t just a music festival—it’s a living, breathing little village in the pines, built on kindness, cooperation, and that old-school magic where strangers become neighbors by the second cup of coffee. Since 1982, folks have come here for the nationally touring acts, the workshops, the family-friendly joy… and they leave saying, “Okay… that was medicine.”
Picture 100 acres of conifer forest at the Nevada County Fairgrounds: gentle terrain, real bathhouses, room to roam, music drifting through the trees, kids dancing, and grownups laughing like they remembered who they were before life got so dang serious.
🍓 That’s The Strawberry Way—and it’s not a slogan. It’s how people actually treat each other.
Now let’s talk about the secret sauce: Leopard Lounge Camp. This is where you don’t just attend Strawberry—you land at Strawberry. We’re a cozy, curated, 20-person VIP jam camp where the chairs and sofas are comfy, the vibes are high, and the acoustic music goes from “cute little circle” to “why is this so good?!” real fast. Bring a guitar, a mandolin, a fiddle, a shaker, your voice—or just bring your ears and your grin.
We’ve got a welcoming crew of musicians, artists, comedians, chefs, MacGyver-types, and beautiful weirdos (the best kind), and we actually help each other out so it stays fun, not frantic. 2026 is going to be special—and if you’ve been saying, “One of these years I’m finally going,” this is your sign. Come for the main stage… Stay for the midnight harmonies under the trees.
✅ What your $50 Leopard Lounge VIP Camp Fee gets you
Think of it as your “behind-the-scenes” for the camp experience:
Reserved space in our private 20-person camp (tight, cozy, curated—like a great band)
Open bar + bar snacks
Full camp kitchen access: BBQ, griddle, camp oven, and all the glamping magic
Potable water and dishwashing zone
Electricity to your private tent + charging station (because your phone deserves joy too)
Big communal dining table and plush lounge seating
Epic acoustic jams (yes, those jams)
The unbeatable feeling of being surrounded by funny, talented, kind humans
🎟 Important (tell-it-like-it-is) note:
Your Leopard Lounge camp fee is separate from the festival ticket.
Everyone must also buy their own Strawberry Music Festival ticket:
https://strawberrymusic.com/tickets/
🎻 Bring an instrument… or bring your voice… or bring your beautiful self
You can:
jump into open jams
lead a sing-along
harmonize like an angel
or simply lounge, listen, and soak up the music like sunshine
Strawberry is famous for the main stages (and yes, they’re excellent)…
But the real magic? The late-night acoustic circles drifting through the trees. That’s where lifelong friendships happen.
2026 Spring Music Lineup
A singer-songwriter paradise for musicians, campers, and music lovers ready to jam with friends and discover inspiring new artists from around the country and beyond.
🌲🎸🚗✨
🐆 The Leopard Lounge Culture (aka how we keep it awesome)
We’re a self-maintained camp, which means:
we set up together,
we clean up after ourselves.
and the most heroic act of all… Monday breakdown.
This is how we keep it fun instead of stressful. Many hands, light lift, happy camp.
🚗 Parking reality (so nobody arrives grumpy)
There isn’t enough space for everyone’s tent and everyone’s car in camp.
Priority camp parking goes to folks sleeping in a camper/van/vehicle.
If you’re tent camping, you can unload at camp, and then you’ll likely need to park nearby for the weekend.
📍 Festival Location
Nevada County Fairgrounds
11228 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Campground site: http://nevadacountyfair.com/
Festival info and guidelines:
https://strawberrymusic.com/festival-info/
Festival Map: https://strawberrymusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SSprmap2025.pdf
🗓 Arrival planning
Please message Tré Taylor with your arrival day/time and departure day/time so we can plan space like grown-ups who still know how to play.
Best arrival: Thursday or early Friday
Late arrivals can work, but the campground fills fast—so earlier is smoother.
Need help finding camp?
Text/Call: 510-658-JAZZ (5299)
WCGlampers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WCGlampers
Request to join (or request for friends), and we’ll approve you.
Tré Taylor
tretaylor7@gmail.com
Cell/Text: 510-658-JAZZ (5299)
